William B Travis High School - Rebel Roundup Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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1979 freshmen Trying to figure how many invitations to order for representative of Herff Jones. graduation, senior David Compton consults with a Graduating class of '83 achieve goal Whenastudentcameto Travis asafreshman, his goal was to become a senior and graduate. Of the students who started high school in the fall of 1979, most achieved that goal this year. There were 410 students in the senior class of 1983. Seniors looked forward to the day they would cross the stage to receive their diplomas. Throughout the year seniors made sure they had the required classes and number of credits needed to graduate. One class that had to be taken during the senior year was government. In this class students learned about their rights, the electoral and legislative processes, and many other aspects of national, state, and local government. Seniors also kept busy with preparations for graduation day. Invitations were ordered and students were measured for cap and gown sizes. During the year, 12th graders also prepared for careers or schooling after high school. Many took the SAT or the ACT in preparation for attending a college or university. These students were also kept busy filling out applications for the schools they might like to attend. Others took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery KASVABQ and planned for careers in the military. Still others planned to go strait into the working field. No matter what their choices or plan, all knew the decision would have to be made soon. 78 Seniors

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system. Some of the new classes introduced in recent years were computer courses and honors classes. An Advanced Placement English course was created in 1981 for some ot the top seniors. To help break up the typical class routines teachers often scheduled field trips or had guest speakers. Other teachers showed movies and films or assigned research papers. AlSD's cable television station made its debut in Travis classrooms in 1982-83. Over four years, students graduated through the ranks, always keenly aware of the certain status that came with their grade level. Classes Te? a gi.: M , ,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,M , W waits! ll- H A group of students, Daren Mealer, Sean drama teacher Brian Hudspelh about howto MacGregor, and Miles Gathright, talk to set up a scene for their next play. ff? 1 'fix' IZ? ' I 'K ' .153 . ' 'wtf '.,. f ' ' 'if' ff ' as fl' 7 .... M. . k Lili K Working on proiects in Laura Malone's gifted Spears, Cynthia Jackson, Tracy Walls, American History class are Sara Koeninger, Jeff Murphy, and Michelle Dewvall. sg -gi .Al r , , X 1 ' br X' , J James

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1 1 1 QQ During soccer practice, senior Mark Heath gets ready to hit the ball. Heath and other team members were practicing for the season opener on Jan. 5 Speaking to one of Jane Craig's government classes is Ray Marshall, a former secretary of Labor in the Carter Administration. Marshall -and i E mi talked to students about economics. Government was a class students were required to take during the senior year. -iff? ' .Q15l. t!rL ax , Seniors - 79